Speaker of the House John Boehner has rewarded Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), one of the most well known candidates who challenged him in his successful effort to be re-elected Speaker, with a powerful Subcommittee Chairmanship.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz recently took the gavel as head of the House Oversight Committee. One of the first things he did, news reports say, is remove portraits of previous chairmen from the walls of the committee hearing room. That includes the portrait of Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), who chaired the committee through December.
As many Republicans blasted President Obama for his decision to thaw diplomatic relations with Cuba, a few Republicans are instead saying they support the idea of ending an embargo with the Castro-led regime. “I’ve always said, if somebody is going
On Saturday’s broadcast of “Justice w/Judge Jeanine” on the Fox News Channel, Rep. Trey Gowdy was asked by Jeanine Pirro about a potential investigation into so-called ObamaCare architect Jonathan Gruber for possible fraud and/or perjury. According to Gowdy, either current
Jonathan Gruber declared “take it up with my counsel” when he was asked if he would provide copies of ACA-related work products he gave to the federal government by Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) before the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the incoming chairman of the House Oversight Committee, exposed the Obama administration’s hypocrisy when it came to the understanding behind the president’s executive amnesty. “My question to you Mr. Secretary is: what do you say to someone
Controversial MIT professor Jonathan Gruber, the “architect” of Obamacare, has agreed to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Spokesperson Caitlin Carroll tells Breitbart News that Gruber will appear at the committee’s hearing about health law deceptions on
Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, sent a letter on Thursday to controversial MIT professor Jonathan Gruber, the “architect” of Obamacare, calling on Gruber to testify before the committee at its December 9 hearing in
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Security, reported that four individuals with ties to terrorist organizations were captured after crossing the southern border on September 10 of this year on the Fox News Channel’s “The
In response to the Obama administration’s recent approval of a rule lifting a ban on Libyan nationals coming to the U.S. to attend flight school, work in plane maintenance or study nuclear science, House Republicans introduced legislation Monday aimed at
Under the Obama administration, embassy construction costs have exploded even while security – a major issue in the Benghazi scandal – has grown worse. Now we know why. A video released by the State Department in 2012 shows exhibits the
On Monday’s “Hardball” on MSNBC, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) told host Chris Matthews that he sees a scenario playing out in which former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA), the 2012 Republican Party nominee, will be once again the presidential nominee in
In his office in the Rayburn House Office Building, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) hands me a bookmark-sized card with a gold, embossed congressional seal and his name at the top. On it are the 24 current members of the GOP
Six days before President Obama called for more funding to address the tens of thousands of unaccompanied children streaming across the southern U.S. border, a top Obama administration official said the border patrol was “adequately staffed” and had the “resources
Thursday Rep. Jason Chaffetz appeared on Sean Hannity’s TV show to discuss recent developments in the IRS scandal. As part of that discussion, Hannity once again highlighted video of Lois Lerner discussing pressure on the IRS in 2010 which was
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) slammed the Internal Revenue Service for “stonewalling” the congressional investigation into the illegal targeting of Tea Party groups in an appearance on the Fox News Channel on Wednesday. Chaffetz focused particular scrutiny on IRS commissioner testimony
After the IRS told Congress Friday that it cannot find many of Lois Lerner’s emails prior to 2011 because of a computer crash that year, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) posted this video of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen testifying before the
As news breaks that the IRS is claiming to have lost 2 years worht of Lois Lerner’s Emails to Outside Agencies Are Gone, Representative Jason Chaffetz took to Twitter to point out previous testimony in which it was claimed Lerner’s emails
A group led by a Utah state GOP chairman is forming a “Draft Mitt” movement to persuade the 2012 Republican nominee and general election loser to run in 2016. According to the Deseret News, Brett Nielsen and state GOP Chairman James
After his “Talking Points Memo” segment on Thursday, Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly had Rep. Jason Chaffetz on to discuss the importance of the so-called Benghazi cover-up. Chaffetz responded to a very animated O’Reilly, who demanded to know why the
The federal government’s shutdown over an impending storm before snowflakes even speckled the sidewalks of the nation’s capital prompted Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) to tweet, “DC Fed Gov shut down by snow… What a bunch of wimps.” The government’s packing its
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Oversight and Government Reform National Security Subcommittee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) sent a letter Monday to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Rand Beers demanding more information about the Obama Administration’s plans
In response to Issa Looking Into Census Data Fabrication Allegations: Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), a member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee appeared on The Kelly File, last night, to talk about the bombshell story published in the New
Todd Park is the Chief Technology Officer for the White House. Wednesday he testified before the House Oversight Committee about problems with the Healthcare.gov website. During testimony Rep. Jason Chaffetz asked Park if he had ever used Amazon.com. Park replied
HHS is using the Obamacare exchange website to register applicants to vote. The link provided is optional, but there are many concerns regarding the sharing of personal voter registration information on the website. Chairman of the House Oversight and Reform
